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Re: syslog_aggregator is deprecated in latest versions of cf-release

 

Note that the metron_agents are already available in v180, which we do
support, so if the API or config haven't changed too much in the newer
releases, it should be possible to continue work using them.

On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 12:17 PM, Benjamin Saller
<benjamin.saller@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> No, if it is deprecated we don't need to continue down that path. We need to
> get packages moving again so we can track trunk cf-releases once again and
> stay in-sync with the platform changes, like this one.
>
> Thanks,
> Ben
>
> On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 8:54 AM, Alexander Lomov <lomov.as@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Hi, all.
>>
>> syslog_aggregator is taken away from cf-release since v192, you can see
>> docs being updated [1] (here is a diff [2]). In the latest version of CF all
>> component are equipped with metron agent that can stream logs as syslog to
>> endpoint that you set in configuration [3]. The only thing you need specify
>> in this case is `syslog_daemon_config` properties with address, port and
>> protocol. This means that any logs monitor (both logstash and rsyslog) can
>> use it. This approach requires having optional `syslog` relation for every
>> CF component (I've wrote question about it already in this group [4]).
>>
>> Benjamin, regarding the fact syslog_aggregator is moved from cf-release,
>> do you think it is actual task for me to investigate how it can be added to
>> the charms.
>>
>>
>> Best luck,
>> Alex L.
>>
>> [1] http://docs.cloudfoundry.org/running/managing-cf/logging.html
>> [2]
>> https://github.com/cloudfoundry/docs-running-cf/commit/8be337668472d3a0e4909d9318a4e75ef7e12adf
>> [3]
>> https://github.com/cloudfoundry/loggregator/blob/develop/bosh/jobs/metron_agent/templates/syslog_forwarder.conf.erb#L52
>> [4] https://lists.launchpad.net/cf-charmers/msg00630.html
>
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